Miss You in a Heartbeat

"Miss You in a Heartbeat" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard, released in December 1993, by Mercury Records, from their 1993 compilation album Retro Active. The single peaked at number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was Def Leppard's last American top 40 single as of 2025.

"Miss You in a Heartbeat"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Retro Active
Released	December 1993 (1993-12)[1]
Length	4:04
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Phil Collen
Producer(s)	Def Leppard Pete Woodroffe
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Desert Song" (1993) "Miss You in a Heartbeat" (1993) "Action" (1994)
Music video
"Miss You in a Heartbeat" on YouTube

Background

Three versions of the song appear on Retro Active; the acoustic version (4:04), which was released as the single, the electric version (4:56), which was one of the bonus tracks for the Japanese pressing of Adrenalize along with "She's Too Tough", before both were remixed for Retro Active, and the piano version which is featured as a hidden track on the Retro Active album. It is played after the electric version of "Two Steps Behind".

Although "Miss You in a Heartbeat" was written by Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen, it was initially recorded and released by the Law on their 1991 self-titled debut.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

• Cassette single: Bludgeon Riffola / Polygram / Mercury / 858 080-4 (US)

1. "Miss You in a Heartbeat"
2. "Let's Get Rocked" (live)

• CD single: Bludgeon Riffola / Nippon Phonogram / PHCR-8302 (Japan)

1. "Miss You in a Heartbeat" (band acoustic version)
2. "Two Steps Behind" (Joe's demo)
3. "She's Too Tough" (Joe's demo)
4. "Miss You in a Heartbeat" (acoustic version)

Note: In Germany, the CD single was also double packed with the In the Clubs... In Your Face EP in 1994 as a maxi-single.

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Retail Singles (The Record)[2]	4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	19
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[4]	18
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	39
US Cash Box Top 100[6]	37